Willet, Catoptrophorus semipalmatus; Assateague Island National Seashore, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, Maryland, Chincoteague, Delmarva Peninsula, Eastern Shore, Chincoteague Island, Chincoteague Is., USA,  birds; Shorebirds; sandpiper, Scolopacidae, WILL, only North American sandpiper whose breeding range extends southward into the tropics, very territorial and will aggressively defend nesting and feeding areas; Willet17037_P.tiff